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Bigger is better theory or truth?
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<blockquote data-quote="86bowhunter" data-source="post: 1735718" data-attributes="member: 84122"><p>Well to answer your question in the title you have to consider that the saying has been around forever. In those days we had inferior bullet construction. General rifle accuracy was not on par with today's standards. With more open sight shooting than optic. So when the saying bigger is better came along people were using it as a crutch to less than ideal shooting. Hit him in the *** with a big enough bullet and you'll get him. </p><p>There was no poly tipped, controlled expansion, high bc etc etc bullets that we have today. The options were heavy lead copper jacketed bullets that were on par with a lead ball or a frangible "varmint" style bullet. </p><p></p><p>Jump forward in time now we have limitless options and a bullet for every scenario and application. </p><p></p><p>That being said and this applies to then and now. Different caliber bullets, weights and velocities all react differently under the same circumstances. Shock and trauma is what kills in all instances. Which is why a fast 243 bullet in a particular spot can anchor a deer. While on the other side 9f the spectrum we've all heard stories of people saying they shot a deer in the heart with a 300 win and it still ran 150yds and they can't believe it. </p><p></p><p>Me in particular I've been fortunate enough to have the means to have different rifle set ups for different purposes. In my long range guns I want heavy for caliber bullets that are going to shed some weight and transfer energy at distance. Varmint rifle I want fast explosive bullets that work for soft skinned animals. Inside 400yds I want something that will rock his world and get that DRT result. Which takes shock and trauma. We have those options nowadays where 40 years ago you had one or two. </p><p></p><p>All that to say that in today's world you can set up your rifle for your particular circumstances. </p><p></p><p>For the guys that want to shoot for the ribs and heart area so the dont damage the shoulders (which is perfectly fine). Deer are going to run more often than not. If you like the high shoulder neck area shot you're going to get more DRT results. That's just the way it is.</p><p></p><p>Anyway that's just my two cents.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="86bowhunter, post: 1735718, member: 84122"] Well to answer your question in the title you have to consider that the saying has been around forever. In those days we had inferior bullet construction. General rifle accuracy was not on par with today's standards. With more open sight shooting than optic. So when the saying bigger is better came along people were using it as a crutch to less than ideal shooting. Hit him in the *** with a big enough bullet and you'll get him. There was no poly tipped, controlled expansion, high bc etc etc bullets that we have today. The options were heavy lead copper jacketed bullets that were on par with a lead ball or a frangible "varmint" style bullet. Jump forward in time now we have limitless options and a bullet for every scenario and application. That being said and this applies to then and now. Different caliber bullets, weights and velocities all react differently under the same circumstances. Shock and trauma is what kills in all instances. Which is why a fast 243 bullet in a particular spot can anchor a deer. While on the other side 9f the spectrum we've all heard stories of people saying they shot a deer in the heart with a 300 win and it still ran 150yds and they can't believe it. Me in particular I've been fortunate enough to have the means to have different rifle set ups for different purposes. In my long range guns I want heavy for caliber bullets that are going to shed some weight and transfer energy at distance. Varmint rifle I want fast explosive bullets that work for soft skinned animals. Inside 400yds I want something that will rock his world and get that DRT result. Which takes shock and trauma. We have those options nowadays where 40 years ago you had one or two. All that to say that in today's world you can set up your rifle for your particular circumstances. For the guys that want to shoot for the ribs and heart area so the dont damage the shoulders (which is perfectly fine). Deer are going to run more often than not. If you like the high shoulder neck area shot you're going to get more DRT results. That's just the way it is. Anyway that's just my two cents. [/QUOTE]
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